14th February 2025
By Idris Buba
The National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the results for the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination External, 84,799 candidates out of the 86,067 that registered, participated in examination which was conducted between November 14 and December 14 2024.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday at NECO headquarters in Minna, the council’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed that 57,114 candidates—representing 67.35%—obtained five credits or more, including English Language and Mathematics.
Wushishi, who gave a breakdown of the examination, said, “The total number of candidates that registered for the examination is 86,067, with 44,988 (52.27%) male and 41,079 (47.72%) female.
“The total number of candidates that sat is 84,799, with 44,277 (52.21%) male and 40,522 (47.78%) female.
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“The number of candidates that sat for English Language is 83,220 out of which 62,929 representing 75.62% got Credit and
above.
“The number of candidates that sat for Mathematics is 83,024, out of which 77,988 representing 93.93% got Credit and above.
“The number of Candidates who got five (5) Credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics, is 57,114 representing 67.35%.
“Also 70,711 candidates, representing 83.39%, got five (5) Credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.”
He noted that there was a reduction in the number of examination malpractice cases compared to the previous years.
However, he stated that about 6,160 candidates were involved in various forms of malpractice, a 27.7% decrease from that of 2023 with 8,518.
“The number of candidates booked for various forms of malpractice is 6,160, as against 8,518 in 2023, which is lower by 27.7%. Seven supervisors, including two each from Oyo and Ogun States and one each from Lagos, Cross River, and Ebonyi States, have been recommended for blacklisting for poor supervision, lateness, and aiding malpractice during the exam.
Wushishi, announced that several examination supervisors and centres had been recommended for blacklisting.
“Fourteen centres, 10 in Ogun and 4 in Oyo States, have been blacklisted for involvement in widespread malpractice in nine subjects,” he added.
He urged candidates to check their 2024 SSCE External results, using their examination registration number, visit NECO official website at www.neco.gov.ng.
